If you visit Gramado you’ll go to Canela as well. Why? They are just a few kilometers apart from each other and for many people, they are considered one destination! Well, but each one has its own peculiarities and places to be seen. So today I’d like to share some tips on what to do, eat and where…
Classic Tuna Melt
This Classic Tuna Melt recipe is delicious! And perfect for a quick meal! When I eat a Tuna Melt I always ask myself: Why don’t we make this more often? But from now on I won’t make the same mistake of forgeting how good this is 🙂 Classic Tuna Melt Print Prep time 5 mins Cook…
Crustless Banoffee Pie
This is the third Banoffee Pie recipe from this blog so I think that by now you know we are totally in love with this pie 🙂 But, of course, they are all different from one another. The first one was a recipe for Easy Banoffee Pie. The second was the classic… And today it’s time…
Easy Glazed Pork with Apples
We are big fans of this Easy Glazed Pork with Apples recipe here at home! If you love pork and apples as much as we do, I’m sure you’ll love this dish! We believe that we can cook amazing meals with minimum effort and this recipe is the living proof this is true. We have already…
Chicken with Broccoli and Coconut Rice
This Chicken with Broccoli and Coconut Rice recipe is very easy to make, perfect for a weeknight dinner! Easy meals have become more and more common here at home. But how not to love them? Specially when they taste and look amazing! This Chicken with Broccoli and Coconut Rice falls into this rule. You don’t need any…
Chocolate Overdose {Quick & Easy Dessert}
Quick, easy and delicious chocolate dessert, this recipe is perfect for all chocolate lovers out there! Back in 2001 my husband entered an online contest that would choose the best chocolate recipe. He won with this Chocolate Overdose recipe! And the prize was a microwave oven! We’ve been making this recipe since then, but because our taste…
What to do in Gramado, Southern Brazil {Travel Tips}
Gramado is a very touristic city in Southern Brazil. It was settled by German and Italian immigrants and you can see that mostly in its architecture and gastronomy. The city is about 2 hours by car from where I live (Porto Alegre), so I grew up going there. Gramado is very popular among Brazilians but you’ll see people from all over…
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter
Sometimes I wish we lived in the northern hemisphere. Why, you might ask. Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is that from October to February blogs and Pinterest start showcasing recipes that go very well with cold days, but here in Brazil the days get warmer as the year ends. Yes, it is…
Vegetable Blender Pie
These blender pies were very popular in my house when I was a child. Actually I think it was a common dish for every Brazilian family 🙂 I don’t know if they are now as popular as they used to be, but what I know is that they bring back some childhood memories! And that’s nice!…
Cooked Eggnog
Here in Brazil eggnog in almost unknown, so you can imagine it is impossible to have store-bought eggnog. How do we deal with this? By making our own. The first time we made it at home it was an uncooked version. But things didn’t turn out ok… Some friends were coming over for cookie decorating and…
Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake
Last year we made a Neapolitan Ice Cream for Christmas. All flavors were homemade: chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. It was delicious, but we wanted to try something different. That’s when my husband came up with the idea of making a Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake. For the bottom we used a (cakey) brownie recipe; for the second…
Strawberry Ice Cream
I love this strawberry ice cream, but the reason I’m sharing this recipe with you today is because the next recipe (a delicious Ice Cream Cake) needs this ice cream. Of course, you can use another (even store-bought), but I’m sure you’ll love this one! 4.0 from 1 reviews Strawberry Ice Cream Print Author:…
Miami Travel Tips
We went to Miami in the beginning of this year and, even though we had passed through the city many times, we had never actually stayed there. So this time we reserved 3 days to discover Miami. Here are our tips for you: places include where to stay, eat and visit in Miami! They do not…
Improving Store-Bought Tomato Sauce
We rarely use store-bought tomato sauce here at home. But we like to have one in our pantry. Just in case. So one of these days we were very tired for doing anything, but at the same time we wanted to eat something good. We had some fresh pasta and 2 options: open a jar…
Fish & Chips {+ Mushy Peas}
We’ve had Fish & Chips in New York, London and at the Leaky Cauldron 🙂 , but we had never made this British classic at home. Well, one of these days we bought some beautiful fish and, instead of sticking to the original plan of having a healthy dinner with grilled fish and steamed vegetables,…
French Onion Soup
I think it’s so cool when we travel, eat a classic dish, and then later try it at home. That’s the case of the French Onion Soup. When we were in Paris we ate this dish twice, and they were both delicious, so we had a pretty nice idea of how good it should really be. After…
Top 10 Rides at Walt Disney World in Orlando {Our Favorites}
We love Disney! And even though we live far from all Disney parks around the world, we’ve managed to visit them 5 times since Isabella was born (3 times in Orlando, once in California and once in Paris). Here is our 10 favorites rides from all 4 parks in Orlando! I’ve included a video (not…
Huevos Rancheros
We just love Breakfast for Dinner! Don’t you? And I think that Huevos Rancheros is simply perfect for dinner time. We didn’t have our own recipe so we checked many before we came up with our own. Here is our version of what we think are the perfect Huevos Rancheros! Huevos Rancheros Print Prep time…
Victoria Sandwich {Victoria Sponge}
Since we watched The Great British Bake Off (on a British Airways flight on our way to Scandinavia), all I could think of was that I needed to make a Victoria Sandwich (also called Victoria Sponge). Soon! When we came back from our trip I started looking for recipes. I looked at many, specially from BBC…
Homemade Strawberry Jam
One of these days I wanted to make a Victoria Sandwich and the recipe calls for strawberry jam. Most recipes mentioned store-bought jam, but one talked about making your own jam. Luckily I had some strawberries at home and decided to come up with my own recipe! Homemade Strawberry Jam Print Prep time 2…
5 places to visit in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Many (really many!) years ago my husband was an exchange student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. So when we traveled to Chicago we thought it was a good chance for him to visit his host family and a good opportunity for Isabella and I to see the things he was always telling us about! We stayed…
Butternut Squash Maple Bacon Pancakes
Warning: this pancakes may cause serious addiction and you might not want anything else other than these for breakfast for some time 🙂 You’ve been warned… The combination of butternut squash with bacon and maple extract is just perfect. It’s like a burst of flavors in your mouth! Butternut Squash Maple Bacon Pancakes Print Prep…
{Baked} Brownies
It’s funny because when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, what caught my attention was the name “Baked Brownie”. I thought: Why is the name baked? Afterall, brownies are baked. So I clicked on the pin to solve this mystery and that’s when I learnt that this is a famous recipe from a bakery called Baked….
Calamari, Shrimp and Zucchini Risotto
Calamari is one of Isabella’s favorite foods (really!) so from time to time we have to make it at home. We usually make pasta or, like the recipe from today’s post, risotto. This recipe has also shrimp and zuchinni. This last ingredient was not on our plans, but we had one at home and thought it…
